Soufun Group has established the Japan AI Foundation Model Development Company in Tokyo with investment from eight core firms including Honda Sony NEC and three major banks plus expected Japanese government support The consortium aims to develop a 1 trillion parameter Physical AI model by 2030 focusing on perception and interaction with the physical world SoftBank and NEC will lead R&D while Honda and Sony will apply it to autonomous driving and robotics The model will be open to other Japanese companies to reduce reliance on overseas AI and boost Japans competitiveness in spatial intelligence and smart manufacturing